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From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: apparent bug: incorrect file position after write()
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:39:57 -0600
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of imaginate 
> australiamail.com
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 3:26 PM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: apparent bug: incorrect file position after write()
> 
> > 
> > Brian Dessent wrote:
> > 
> > > If > you don't want that, then don't use textmode mounts.
> > 
> > ...or open the file with O_BINARY.
> > 
> 
> Mounting binary solves the problem - I wasn't aware of that 
> functionality.  O_BINARY is probably not so portable so I'll 
> steer clear of that.
> 
> Cheers for the help.
> 

O_BINARY is POSIX.  Use it.  Do this if you have to:

#ifndef O_BINARY
#define O_BINARY 0

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle
 


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